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Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area

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By My East Tennessee · Updated Oct 31, 2026 · How we check facts

About the park

125,000 acres of the Cumberland Plateau protecting the free-flowing Big South Fork of the Cumberland River — gorges, sandstone bluffs and Leatherwood Ford.

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Facts above are from the National Park Service page, checked Oct 31, 2026 (ET). Fees, hours and closures change — check before you go.

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